Our staff

A key strength of the faculty lies in its outstanding staff, comprising a number of internationally renowned researchers and clinicians. The faculty's academic staff include Nobel Laureates Professor Peter Doherty (1996 Nobel Prize in Medicine) and Professor Bert Sakmann (1991 Nobel Prize in Medicine) who have appointments under the university's Eminent Scholars Program.

To contact faculty staff, visit the university email directory. Some of our outstanding members of staff are profiled below.

		Professor Peter Doherty Laureate Professor School of Medicine Peter Doherty was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1996 for his role in discoveries surrounding the specificity of cell-mediated immune defence. Appointed to the university as an eminent scholar in 1999, Professor Doherty now has a permanent full-time appointment in the faculty's Department of Microbiology and Immunology. He conducts collaborative research, gives lectures and advises young researchers on campus.
		Professor Colin Masters Laureate Professor School of Medicine Colin Masters is a world leader in research into Alzheimer's disease and viral infections of the brain. Professor Masters was the recipient of a 2002 Citation Laureate Award for his contribution to research. He also was awarded Australia's Mayne Florey Medal in 2002 and the King Faisal Award in 1997. His collaborative research is based at the faculty's Department of Pathology and is advancing the study of basic mechanisms and the development of diagnostic and therapeutic tools for Alzheimer's disease.
		Professor Eric C Reynolds Head, School Of Dental Science Associate Dean, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences Eric Reynolds has been researching aetiology and prevention of oral diseases for more than 20 years. He has over 100 scientific publications and 14 patents. Professor Reynolds has developed a remineralisation technology that has been commercialised under the trademark RecaldentTM. In 2002 Professor Reynolds was awarded the Clunies Ross National Science and Technology Award.
		Professor Martin J Tyas School of Dental Science Martin Tyas is a professor at the faculty's School of Dental Science and is director of continuing professional development. He has published more than 120 papers related to dental materials and is involved in several national and international professional and government committees and organisations. He is a practising dental practitioner and teaches general dentistry at the school.
		Professor Kim Bennell Director, Centre for Health, Exercise and Sports Medicine School of Physiotherapy Kim Bennell has made a major contribution to musculoskeletal physiotherapy research particularly in the areas of bone health and knee pain. She has published two text books and more than 90 journal articles and has received awards for her research excellence. She leads a dynamic, multidisciplinary team of researchers and higher degree students.
		Professor Mary Galea Foundation Professor of Clinical Physiotherapy School of Physiotherapy Mary Galea is a physiotherapist and neuroscientist whose research program includes both laboratory-based and clinical projects with the overall theme of elucidating how voluntary movement is controlled by the brain and factors that promote recovery following nervous system damage.
		Associate Professor Elizabeth Manias School of Nursing Elizabeth Manias is a registered nurse and pharmacist. Her research focuses on four areas: pain management, collaboration in health care, decision-making about medication management and patient self-care. Dr Manias has been successful in obtaining funding from competitive sources including the National Health and Medical Research Council and Australian Research Council and is a sought-after medication consultant.
		Associate Professor Brenda Happell Director, Centre for Psychiatric Nursing Practice and Research School of Nursing As both a clinician and academic, Brenda Happell has been a strong ambassador for the specialty of psychiatric nursing. She is an active researcher in the areas of psychiatric nursing practice and education and is particularly interested in supporting and mentoring clinicians to engage in research activities. Associate Professor Happell has a substantial publication record and has been successful in a number of competitive research grant applications.
		Professor Henry Jackson Head, School of Behavioural Science Henry Jackson, with colleague Patrick McGorry (ORYGEN Youth Health), developed an early intervention research model that led to a world-wide change in intervention in people with psychotic disorders and in mental health service delivery systems. Henry won the 2004 Distinguished Career Award from the Australian Association of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy and the 2005 Ian M Campbell Prize in Clinical Psychology from the Australian Psychological Society.  He is a clinical psychologist and was in public practice in educational and mental health services for 13 years.  Henry has published widely and his research interests include early psychosis, personality disorders and rural mental health.
		Professor Philippa Pattison School of Behavioural Science Philippa (Pip) Pattison's research has enhanced our understanding of complex social systems through the development of empirically testable mathematical models for interactive, dynamic social processes. She is an internationally recognised leader in the field who has published extensively and is a fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia.
		Professor Ian Anderson Director, Centre for Health and Society and the Onemda VicHealth Koori Health Unit School of Population Health Ian Anderson is professor of Indigenous health at the University of Melbourne and research director of the Cooperative Research Centre in Aboriginal Health. He is a strong advocate of Aboriginal-led health initiatives for Indigenous people and has worked in Aboriginal (Koori) Health for 19 years as a health worker and educator and general practitioner. Professor Anderson was CEO of the Victorian Aboriginal Health Service and later the Medical Adviser to the Office for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health in the Commonwealth Department of Health and Aged Care.
		Professor John L Hopper NHMRC Senior Principal Research Fellow Director, Centre for Genetic Epidemiology School of Population Health John Hopper is a world leader in genetic epidemiology and runs large family studies of breast cancer, colorectal cancer, paediatric cancers and melanoma. He is director of the Australian Twin Registry and has conducted twin studies showing that smoking causes osteoporosis and that mammograms have the potential to be used to identify a new spectrum of genes for breast cancer. He was awarded the inaugural Woodward Medal for Science and Technology by the University of Melbourne in 2001.
		Professor Dawn DeWitt Head, School of Rural Health Clinical Dean, Rural Clinical School Dawn DeWitt was educated and trained at Cambridge University, Harvard Medical School and the University of Washington. At the University of Washington, she served as director of WWAMI Regional Community Based Education for Internal Medicine and developed a nationally recognised peer review process for websites in medical education. In 2002 she was voted one of the 'Best Doctors in America'. Professor DeWitt has chaired the US National Board of Medical Examiners Chronic Illness Committee and is recognised as a speaker and author in both clinical and medical education.
		Dr Lou Irving Director, Respiratory Medicine, Royal Melbourne Hospital Lou Irving was educated at the University of Melbourne and the Royal Melbourne Hospital. He became a Fellow of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners while serving with the RAAF in Malaysia. He later trained as a respiratory physician and performed three years postgraduate research at MacMaster University, Canada. Dr Irving has worked in Melbourne public hospitals and has held teaching positions in the departments of physiology and medicine at the University of Melbourne. He has clinical and research interests in lung cancer, exercise physiology and medical education. He has taken part in peacekeeping missions in Rwanda and East Timor and has been the Victorian coordinator of the Medical Association for Prevention of War.